Personal speaker evolution


OK, so here is a thread I haven't ever seen here: What speakers have you owned? starting with the earliest, price paid, new/used, and perhaps the models that really impressed you (for the price) in CAPS.

Rat Shack Something or others, $120, new
Fisher Something or others, $280, new
ADS L710's, $550, new
Snell A2i's, $1100, used
BEVERIDGE SYSTEM 3'S, $1000, used
Martin Logan CLS, $1400, used
MARTIN LOGAN SL3'S, $2300, used
pmwoodward
Sony all in one system (30+ years ago). Then a Technics system with Jensen 3-ways (25 years ago). Then Klipsch LaScalas (still own) - 22 years ago. Thiel CS3s (tweeters blown) -18 years ago. Paradigm Studio 100 V2s (still own) -3 years ago. AR.com DIY (sill own -back channels in HT) -last year. EFE T-22s (front 3 channles in HT) + Adire Audio Rava - last year.

Best speaker - EFE T-22's + Rava.
KLH bookshelf speakers model?
Altec Lansing Mid stacks
Polk Audio Rt-5
Klipsch KG 5.5
KLF C-40
Klipsch Quartet
Magnepan SMGa
Dunlavy SC-1
Klipsch Forte II
4-05-2004

Lafeytte C-25s? Not sure of model# 1967
Lafeytte C-50s? Not sure of model# 1968
AR-4As 1969
AR-2As 1974
OHM Gs 1975
OHM C2s 1977,(2 pair stacked), incredible rock speakers stacked!!
Magnepan IBs 1983
Celsestion SL-6s with Reardon 10" subwoofer 1984
Incredible home engineered and built ported speakers (12" woofers, 4" mids and dome tweeters)still have 1999
Magnepan IIBs purchased on eBay then sent to Magnepan for rebuild (wow)!! still have 2004
OHM C2s (2 pair stacked...again) still have, something old is new again 2004
One current system powered by 2 Crown DC 300As mono'ed (amazing what you find on eBay)

Tom Miller
milfam@adelphia.net
Magnepan MG-1 ($500)

Polk RTA-12(?) (@ $900) (a mistake)

Acoustat 1+1 and pair of Kinergetic Woofers ($?)

Martin Logan Quest ($4,000)

S.A.P. J2001 (twin woofer) ($21,500) One of the best sounding speakers I've heard at any price, and, at 99 db/w efficiency, I can use it with just about any amp.
KLH,$59.95, JBL$129.00, Klipsch Heresy 1 used $225.00, Kenwood used $100.00, Pioneer cs88a used $200.00, still have these in the closet, Klipsch Heresy II used $300.00, Magnepan MG1 used $100.00 sold these for $225.00 at garage sale, saw the guy a year later and he never hooked them up so I bought them back for $100.00 again, Paradigm Studio 100 v3 $2000.00, sold 'em, Magnepan 1.6qr coming tomorrow $1725.00? OK Bye